Is ILLUSTRATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ILLUSTRATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ILLUSTRATIONS mean?
Illustrations is a form of ILLUSTRATION.
- noun
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
- noun
showing by example
- noun
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
“this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome”
- noun
a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ILLUSTRATIONS
ILLUSTRATIONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ILLUSTRATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- illustration12
- lustrations11
- insulators10
- lustration10
- ritualists10
- routinists10
- siltations10
- situations10
- solstitial10
- striations10
- allusions9
- altruists9
- antirusts9
- illations9
- illusions9
- insulator9
- littorals9
- lunisolar9
- lutanists9
- naturists9
- rainsuits9
- ritualist9
- routinist9
- siltation9
- sinistral9
- situation9
- stallions9
- striation9
- strontias9
- tonsillar9
- tortillas9
- touristas9
- trialists9
- trillions9
- tuitional9
- tutorials9
- ultraists9
- allsorts8
- allusion8
- altoists8
- altruist8
- antiriot8
- antiroll8
- antirust8
- arsonist8
- illation8
- illusion8
- installs8
- instills8
- insulars8
- introits8
- intrusts8
- ironists8
- liaisons8
- littoral8
- lutanist8
- naturist8
- nostrils8
- oralists8
- ostinati8
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